Jefferson High School
Public high school in Conception Jct, Missouri · Jefferson C-123 School District · Grades 7–12
Jefferson High School serves 56 students in grades 7–12 in Conception Jct (Nodaway County). It is one of 2 schools in Jefferson C-123 School District. By enrollment it is the 510th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 6.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 9.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Jefferson C-123 School District |
| County | Nodaway County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291620000762 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Jefferson C-123 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 56 | 139 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6.1 | 7.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.1% | 42.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Jefferson High School in context
Size
Jefferson High School is the only high school in Jefferson C-123 School District. Its 56 students are 40.3% of the district's 139. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14 miles away and have a median of 110 students, so Jefferson High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 14 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 5, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% more students than grade 7 (9 against 8). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 98.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Jefferson C-123 (98.6%).
57.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.4% across Jefferson C-123 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 8.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Jefferson High School has 9.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 56 students would have about 4.6 teachers, so Jefferson High School has 4.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Northeast Nodaway High School, 6.5 miles away in Northeast Nodaway County R-V School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 98.2% |
| Black | 1.8% |
53.6% of students are girls and 46.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 10 |
| Grade 9 | 10 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
| Grade 11 | 14 |
| Grade 12 | 9 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
37614 Us Hwy 136, Conception Jct, MO 64434
Phone: (660)944-2316
Website: jeffersonc123.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jefferson High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Nodaway High School | Northeast Nodaway County R-V | 6.5 mi | 81 | 7.7 | 33.3% |
| Stanberry High School | Stanberry R-II | 8.2 mi | 153 | 9.7 | 30.1% |
| South Nodaway High School | South Nodaway County R-IV | 9.0 mi | 71 | 8.6 | 40.8% |
| Maryville High School | Maryville R-II | 11.4 mi | 507 | 15.8 | 25.2% |
| King City High School | King City R-I | 16.6 mi | 156 | 8.9 | 38.5% |
| North Andrew High School | North Andrew County R-VI | 18.1 mi | 86 | 6.7 | 22.1% |
| Albany High School | Albany R-III | 18.7 mi | 130 | 11.4 | 49.2% |
| Nodaway-Holt MS/HS | Nodaway-Holt R-VII | 19.0 mi | 89 | 9.3 | 55.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jefferson C-123
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 83 |